Delphi DLL

Workaround for the deprecated Crypt2.OpaqueSignBytesENC method

Shows how to replace the deprecated OpaqueSignBytesENC method. (Chilkat is moving away from the use of CkByteData.) Delphi DLL

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, BinData, Cert, CkByteData, Crypt2;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Boolean;
crypt: HCkCrypt2;
cert: HCkCert;
path: PWideChar;
inData: HCkByteData;
base64_sig: PWideChar;
bd: HCkBinData;

begin
success := False;

crypt := CkCrypt2_Create();

cert := CkCert_Create();
// ...
// Load the cert from a source such as a .pfx/.p12 file, smart card, USB token, Apple keychain, Windows certificate store, etc.
// 
success := CkCrypt2_SetSigningCert(crypt,cert);

path := 'c:/someDir/example.dat';

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The OpaqueSignBytesENC method is deprecated:

inData := CkByteData_Create();
CkByteData_loadFile(inData,path);

CkCrypt2_putEncodingMode(crypt,'base64');
base64_sig := CkCrypt2__opaqueSignBytesENC(crypt,inData);

// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Workaround.
// (Chilkat is moving away from using CkByteData)

bd := CkBinData_Create();
CkBinData_LoadFile(bd,path);

// The contents of bd are replaced with the opaque signature.
success := CkCrypt2_OpaqueSignBd(crypt,bd);

base64_sig := CkBinData__getEncoded(bd,'base64');

CkCrypt2_Dispose(crypt);
CkCert_Dispose(cert);
CkByteData_Dispose(inData);
CkBinData_Dispose(bd);

end;